The real option theory provides a useful tool to evaluate an R&D investment under uncertainty because, unlike the NPV … (Net Present Value), it considers the managerial flexibility that may be expand the investment opportunity value. However …, most R&D investment projects are open to competing firms in the same industry or line of business, and so the strategic …

Does increased policy uncertainty dampen investment plans of firms? We provide direct evidence on this question by … induced policy uncertainty have revised their investment plans differently from those that did not perceive an increase in … uncertainty. We find strong evidence that an increase in policy uncertainty does lead firms to reduce their investment plans. As …

This paper addresses the issue of how regulatory constraints affect firm s investment choices when the firm has an … option to delay investment. The RPI-x rule is compared to a profit sharing rule, which increases the x factor in case profits … go beyond a given level. It is shown that a pure price cap and profit sharing are identical in their impact on investment …

investment of endogenous size. Using a real option approach in continuous time, we show that profit sharing does not affect a … total investment. We also evaluate the reduction in the firm s value due to profit sharing, linking this reduction to the …

In a continuous-time framework we study the technology and investment choice problem of a continuous co … flexible technology allowing for such option. Investment is irreversible and flexibility is costly. The problem is solved … determining in the light of future prospects the optimal revision and then playing backward fixing the investment timing rule …

The paper studies the interaction between cyclical uncertainty and investment in a stochastic real option framework … of the link between cyclical uncertainty and investment is quantified using simulations of the model. The chief … shows that macroeconomic risk acts as an important deterrent to investments. -- business cycles ; real options ; investment …

This paper addresses the issue of how regulatory constraints affect firm's investment choices when the firm has the … option to delay investment. The RPI-x rule is compared to a profit sharing rule, which increases the x factor in case profits … go beyond a given level. It is shown that these rules are identical in their impact on investment choices, in that the …